speculawyer
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Yeah, Walker was thrown a COMPLETE SOFTBALL. (Though it could hurt him in the general).
And Bush got asked THE SAME QUESTION THAT HE HAD ALREADY BEEN ASKED THREE TIMES ON FOX NEWS. Could it possibly been more of a softball?
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Yeah, Walker was thrown a COMPLETE SOFTBALL. (Though it could hurt him in the general).
And Bush got asked THE SAME QUESTION THAT HE HAD ALREADY BEEN ASKED THREE TIMES ON FOX NEWS. Could it possibly been more of a softball?
speculawyer
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You are right about Bush. I forgot what the question was because he started talking about his various faux nicknames.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It's incredibly worrisome that Fox has hit the point where they think they have the right to actively manipulate and rig an electoral process.
That was his best response. He needs to do more of that, continue to play on the money influencing politician issue, the base will eat that up.
The Democratic Debate will be just as softball. They are going to give Hillary easy questions and press Bernie hard I bet.
speculawyer
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October.
Orbis Tabula
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How many Democratic debates are there? 7? The OTs should go for a Harry Potter theme. Hillary Potter and the Socialist's Stone.
Jack Remington
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This. There's a pretty huge sentiment among the GOP base that Christie is a traitor who handed Obama the election when he worked together with him during the hurricane. Apparently Christie should have spurned the president and put his people at greater risk just to help Romney. It's pretty disgusting.
Orbis Tabula
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Ah, damn. One too few.
Also, after that debate, watching Fox News go after Trump, I can't help but think of that song This Jesus Must Die from Jesus Christ Superstar. With Fox News being Caiaphas and Trump, regrettably, being Jesus.
Umm....they have been at it for as long as I can remember.
The worse thing they could do is press Bernie hard and get owned in the process. That will propel him instead. I am betting they will be smart on how they go about it.
They are most certainly going to hit Bernie on him being an independent but running for the Democratic Nomination as well as the obvious socialist claim. Hillary is certain to get questions on her foundation as well as emails. O' Malley will get hit with the black lives matter piece and Chafee will be ignored for most of the debate.
Isn't Scott Walker the subject of a criminal investigation? You would think that might get brought up.
Pushing Bernie could absolutely backfire; but he's not that good of a speaker so he might miss perfectly good opportunities. Definitely when it comes to guns; I can see Bernie tripping hard. But aside from that -- are they going to grill him on single payer? Free education?
Although I really don't appreciate how dishonest Bernie has been when asked about what socialism means.
Pushing Bernie could absolutely backfire; but he's not that good of a speaker so he might miss perfectly good opportunities. Definitely when it comes to guns; I can see Bernie tripping hard. But aside from that -- are they going to grill him on single payer? Free education?
Although I really don't appreciate how dishonest Bernie has been when asked about what socialism means.
He was.
He also denied he was a subject of the investigation, but then it came out really recently he actually was.
He wasn't found guilty of anything though apparently.
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thepotatoman
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I still can't believe Scott Walker is for a ban on abortion even in the case of the baby risking the mother's life. That's one of those things you need dwell on to truly understand the implications of this, as unpleasant as that be. Really put yourself in the shoes and imagine your spouse or your daughter or your sister, and imagine telling her that the doctor should sacrifice her life for an unborn baby that likely has a very small chance of surviving anyway. And don't just imagine that moment, but imagine every single day living without that loved one gone, and living with that choice every single day.
Surely there are plenty republicans that would not be alive today, or would have lost a cherished family member or friend if Scott Walker had his way on this.
Surely there are plenty republicans that would not be alive today, or would have lost a cherished family member or friend if Scott Walker had his way on this.
Oh sorry what question was that?
BertramCooper
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Honestly, the idea that he might actually make at least part of the Republican base CARE about money's influence in politics is kind of exciting.
I don't think they would see it as an issue.
BertramCooper
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He's making it one, though. Nobody is forcing him to bring it up. He's bringing it up on his own. Repeatedly.
They only do if it's union money.
Business money is free speech. Union money comes off the backs of hard working folks being duped by thugs.
Yes it was. Kind of sad but I think the GOP deserves it.
+20 lmao....
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I don't remember them doing anything like this at all in the last election cycle.
RustyNails
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Important questions!
Jeb Bush: "Please don't run as a third party and screw me over like Perot did to my father"
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/250617-jeb-trumps-rhetoric-reminds-me-of-barack-obama
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/250617-jeb-trumps-rhetoric-reminds-me-of-barack-obama
Well I think the candidate that is Trump does deserve those kinds of questions if we're going to honestly talk about it. His comments are crazy beyond measure. From the sidelines the GOP totally deserves the sabotage that is Donald Trump so......in that sense, they were "unfair" wink*
Bam Bam Baklava
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It's funny how every single line goes down as his goes up. He took a bite out of everybody's pie.
BertramCooper
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It's really fucking disturbing how the right is moving even further to the right on abortion.
I can't believe these people are genuinely scared to say they're okay with abortions for rape and incest victims. The GOP rank-and-file was traditionally fine with that stance.
I can't believe these people are genuinely scared to say they're okay with abortions for rape and incest victims. The GOP rank-and-file was traditionally fine with that stance.
Retromelon
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Hah, i said this almost word for word 2 pages ago. How's that for consensus.
PhoenixDark
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They're really banking on Planned Parenthood's videos giving them cover to move far right. Although even before that republicans won some races in 2014 despite "war on women/abortion" rhetoric from democrats. Maybe they're feeling confident.
IMO they're overreaching. Most people agree with republicans when it comes to restricting abortions after a certain amount of weeks, but rejecting the rape/incest exception is pure madness.
BertramCooper
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If Rubio wins the nomination he's absolutely fucked. A stance like that will be pure poison in the general election.
What a myopic dumbass.
Aaron Strife
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Fox News' transcription of the debate scrubbed the question to Jeb about his ties to Planned Parenthood lol
speculawyer
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Crybaby Bush.
No agenda here. Nope. I have no idea what you're talking about.
whaaaaaaat
speculawyer
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They are totally overreaching. Those videos will be forgotten in a month or two.
I wonder if they are pushing harder on abortion because they can't bash gays anymore. Or perhaps all their antiabortion success in red states has given them a false sense of confidence. Either way, it's not gonna fly nationally.
We need to see.
Holy shit, could they be any more blatant with propping him up in the face of TRUMP
Ignatz Mouse
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Perot didn't cost GHWB the election. This bit of revisionism needs to die.
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